WNW collection

[WarrenD]

Mike,
        I remember the first time I saw an ad for the Revell 1/32 Spitfire in Boys Life when I was a kid. Maybe it was 1970, I don't remember. I built a bunch of the Revell kits in that series, loved them all.

Warren

[mike in calif]

Warren, the next time you're at a show, find and original Spitty, or Zero by Revell, and really look at the surface detail. They don't have detail like that now on 1/32 kits! Screw heads, with the slots all clocked at different positions? Yes, from Revell in the late 1960s. The original F4u Corsair still has some of the best shapes, and geometry of any Corsair kit. While this is a bit of "rivet counting", I'm glad we have "stich counters" as well.

[WarrenD]

Hey, in the 30+ years I did living history/reenacting I was known as a "stitch nazi", so you're in good company. 

I remember getting that Corsair for Christmas in 1971, along with the Raiden. Good times!

Warren

[mike in calif]

You know, the 1974-ish Revell 'o Japan has surface detail the new Hasegawa kit doesn't have. The Stitch counters I was referring to are WWI builder who know lots more than I, and are willing to help so much. Re-enactors are a separate group of stitch counters.

[Verbeek]

Nice, I show it to the wife and she say; it's okay if you want to buy the whole WnW collection!
   Than she say: you have that amount of money?   

[petrov27]

Looks like he has split up into smaller groups of kits now:

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=284691

[Jim]

If I was in Canada or US I'd be tempted to buy the Sopwith collection #1. Seems good value given two of the kits are now OOP.

[Rob_Owens]

Roger that on the Sopwith Package. . . I scored the Tripehound alone recently for a paltry $130 and thought myself lucky!!